The Lifting of the Veil. Book Two. Continuing the adventures of the Variants where The Variant Mythos left off. With the events of prom night still weighing on his mind, John Cohen struggles with his involvement with the Variants, his new relationship with Carmen, and as partner to a dangerous homeless assassin. When FBI special agent Darien Blackwell shows up at his door one morning he finds even more complications in the form of a deadly mentalist that threatens the city of New Orleans. As some of Edward Drake's secrets come to light, Carmen harbors a life-changing secret of her own that will have an unexpected effect on Dorothy. Meanwhile, as the princess continues her communication with John, she suddenly finds herself on an unexpected adventure with Edward. This leaves John on an adventure of his own in her palace. Polaris finds himself confronting an ancient terran prophecy that may be unfolding on Earth and it offers a glimpse of the horrors that may be to come. And a singer with a questionable past has a message for John Cohen, a message that someone will kill for.